Four NAR meetings across Japan on Tuesday with racing at Kawasaki, Kochi, Nagoya and Himeji. Spearheading the day's action is the Conditions race at Kawasaki where the fillies and mares battle it out for over $740 000 AUD. The Koichi Shintani-trained Grand Bridge looks hard to beat in the feature after taking out the Listed TCK Jo-o Hai last start.
We've done the form and picked our best bet for each of the cards.
Kawasaki Race 10 - #12 Fissler
Trusting in-form hoop Takayuki Yano to pilot our best bet Fissler home at Kawasaki. Yano has been in tremendous touch of late shouldering an impressive 28% winning strike from his last 50 starts and Fissler appears to be one of his better chances on the 12-race card. Last start winner Shimme Kyer looks to be his immediate threat but Fissler carries a fitness edge and should be nearing a peak performance with three placings from four starts this campaign.
Kochi Race 1 - #3 Brave Ruler
Hoping to strike early at Kochi where we've landed on Brave Ruler as our best chance on the card. The four-year-old entire chased solidly into the placings here last start when tackling this venue for the first time and making his stable debut for Yoichi Miyaji. Has competed in a lot tougher races in his early career and carries the superior form-lines into this. Expect him to prove very tough to hold out.
Nagoya Race 9 - #7 Memorable
Siding with five-year-old mare Memorable to get the job done for us at Nagoya. The daughter of Harbinger has been thereabouts this preparation but has just struggled to land the winning punch. Strips fit with four runs under her belt and should be ready to produce a peak effort. Stablemate Pivot looks one of the main threats but the booking of talented hoop Makoto Okabe aboard Memorable adds confidence.
Himeji Race 8 - #8 Toshin Hana
This filly is hard to ignore putting together three dominant victories on end, the most recent over the track and trip. High striking hoop Tomohiro Yoshimura sticks after partnering the filly in her last two. The daughter of Just A Way boasts a terrific record over this journey and enjoys some slight weight relief. Will take plenty of stitching.
